Whip-socket.



I. J CLARK.

WHIP SOCKET.

APBLIOATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1911.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

ISOM J. CLARK, or MAI-IOMET, TEXAS.

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WHIP-SOCKET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IS0l\[ J. CLARK, citizen of the United States,residing at Mahomet, in the county of Burnet and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Whip-Sockets, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to whip sockets, and has for a main object theprovision of a socket which is such that it may be used for holding awhip in the ordinary manner, or for locking the butt of the whip in thesocket to prevent its removal by an unauthorized person.

A further object is to provide a device of this kind which is simple anddurable in construction, efficient in its operation, and capable ofbeing readily and economically manufactured.

A still further object is to provide a whip socket embodying a basehaving a whip receiving recess in which is slidably mounted a clampingmember or jaw, the latter being actuated by a screw so that when thescrew is advanced the clamping member moves forward and clamps thebuttof the whip between the adjacent wall of the recess and said member.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description,it being understood that changes in form, proportions and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appendedclaims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof,reference is to be had to the following description and accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Figure 1 shows the improved whip socket holding a whip and operativelyattached to the dash-board of a vehicle; Fig. 2is a vertical transversesection showing the relation of the screw to the clamping member; Fig. 3is a horizontal section of the device showing a whip secured therein;Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line 4t of Fig. 3; Fig.5 is a longitudinal section in perspective through the base showing thewhip receiving recess; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the clampingmember with the screw attached.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingby the same reference characters.

The improved whip socket embodies a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 12, 1911.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

Serial No. 648,964.

base 1 having laterally extending lugs 2 for attachment to thedash-board or other p0rtion of a vehicle body. The base is provided witha whip receiving recess 3, preferably rectangular in form and having thefront wall formed with a depression 1 intermediate the ends of saidwall, thus forming oppositely disposed shoulders 5 adapted to act asabutments for the sides of a clamping member (5 which is slidablymounted in the recess 3 and is provided with a depression 7 opposite tothe depression 4; and adapted to register therewith. The clamping memberis provided on its under side with laterally projecting lips or guides 8which engage the under face of the base and are held in engagementtherewith by a detachable plate 9, said plate also acting as a partialclosure for the lower portion of the recess 3 and thus preventing a whipA from dropping through the recess. Attention is here directed to theconstruction of the under side of the base t which is recessed at- 10 topermit the movement of the lips 8 therein and also to form the dependinglugs 11 to which the plate 9 is attached.

The clamping member 6 is movable into engagement with the butt of thewhip A, preferably by a screw 12 the inner end of which is swiveled tothe clamping member at 13, the outer end being preferably formed up intoan angular terminal 14; engageable by a key 15, said terminal beingprotected from any means of operation other than the key by a nipple 16concentrically disposed to the terminal 1A and preferably integral withthe base 1. The nipple 16 further acts as a guide for said terminal ofthe screw 12 and also aids in connecting the key with the terminal. Thescrew 12 is threaded in an opening in the side 17 of the base 1 and istherein advanced or retarded as the screw is rotated in one or the otherdirection. It will here be noted that the clamping member or jaw 6coacts with the adjacent wall of the depression 1 to clamp the butt ofthe whip A in the device. The coacting members thus constitute a movablejaw and a fixed aw.

In using the device the butt of the whip A is inserted in the recess 3,rests on the plate 9 and is disposed partly in the depression 4 andpartly in the depression 7 of the movable jaw or clamp 6. The whip isnow free to be removed for use. When it is desired to lock the whip inplace the key 15 is inserted in the nipple 16, engages the angular headof the screw 12 and upon the rotation of said key the screw is advancedthrough the side of the base 1 and in turn forces the clamping member 6against the whip A which is firmly held between said clamping member andthe wall of the depression 4. \Vhen the key is detached the whip issecurely locked in the socket and cannot be removed by an unauthorizedperson. It will here be noted that the shoulders 5 act as stops to theclamping member 6 and tend to prevent the butt of the whip from becomingbruised or crushed by the exertion of undue pressure through the screw12. Attention is also called to the factthat the recess 3 in the base 1is not entirely inclosed by the plate 9, which construction precludesthe possibility of dirt and. foreign matter becoming lodged in therecess and thus interfering with the insertion of a whip therein.Further, attention is directed to the detachable nature of the plate 9which makes possible the removal of the clamping member 6 and allows thecomplete dismantling of the device should any of the parts become wornor broken and in need of replacement.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A whip socket including a base having a whip-receiving recess, aclamping member slidable laterally in said recess and provided withprojections engaging beneath the base and limited in upward movementthereby, and an actuating member operatively engaging with the clampingmembers to move the same into engagement with the butt of a whip.

2. A whip socket including a base having a whip receiving recess, aclamping member mounted in said recess and provided with laterallyextending lips for engagement with the under side of the base, said basebeing recessed to form depending lugs on the under side thereof, a platedetachably secured to said lugs and adapted to retain the lips of theclamping member in engagement with the under face of the said base andwithin the recess therein, and means attached to the clamping member tomove said member into engagement with the butt of a whip.

3. A whip socket embodying a base having a whip-receiving recess andprovided with lateral cavities at its lower end, a plate detachablysecured to the base and extending over the cavities and inclosing thesame from below, a clamping member movable within said recess andsupported by said plate and provided with lateral projections extendinginto said recesses and means operatively connected to the clampingmember to move the same into engagement with the butt of a whip.

4. A whip socket including a base having a recess formed therein andopening through the upper and lower faces of said base, one wall of therecess being provided with a depression constituting a stationaryclamping member and defining oppositely disposed stop shoulders, a plateforming a closure for the lower end of the recess and detachably securedto the bottom of the base, a movable clamping member operating withinthe recess and slidably mounted on said plate, said movable clampingmember eo-acting with the stationary clamping member to form a socketfor a whip and having the lower face provided with laterally extendinglips interposed between the plate and the lower face of the base, andmeans operatively engaging with the movable member for actuating thelatter.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISOM J. CLARK. [L. s.] Vitnesses BOLLING BADGER, J. ROUNTREE.

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